Recorded 1942–1973 Boys' name Peak 1956 35 births

Lorinzo — boys' name

35 babies named Lorinzo in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s141960s111970s5
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lorinzo was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lorinzo in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorinzo

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Lorinzo between 1942 and 1973, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lorinzo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorinzo performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lorinzo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorinzo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lorinzo at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

35

Since 1942

32 years of records

Peak year

1956

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1942

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1973

Lorinzo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1942

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1956)
8
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
456789 197319631962195619531942 5

Lorinzo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
14 births that decade — 40% of Lorinzo's all-time total
1940s51950s141960s111970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorinzo?
35 babies have been named Lorinzo since 1942. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Lorinzo most popular?
Lorinzo was most popular in the 1950s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Lorinzo been used?
Lorinzo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 32 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Lorinzo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lorenzo, Loren, Lorin, Lorne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1942–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.